Where does “брехун” come from?

брехун (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian бреха́ти, from Proto-Slavic *brexati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

брехун (Ukrainian): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “брехун”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбреха́тиto lie
2Proto-Slavic*brexatito yelp, to bark
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰerk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *brexati →